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Costco.com has some discounts on their Kirkland Signature brands of Allergy medications through 3/31 or while supplies last.
5% surcharge for non-members. (You have to pay the 5% on the pre-discount price, but it's only a few cents difference.)

My supply is running low and I found that the Aller-Tec Cetirizine HCl is cheaper now than it was then and the Aller-Fex Fexofenadine HCl is around the same price. Also found a year's supply of AllerClear Loratadine for $9.99.

These are great prices compared to what you'll pay for generic allergy meds in stores. I used to pay around $18 for a three month supply of Cetirizine.

I'm a big Zyrtec user, but how would this generic compare? Any users of generics? I don't feel anywhere near confident to buy 365 pills of something I'm not sure will work... Paying 4c a pill for this generic would make me infinitely happy vs paying 45c for brand Zyrtec.

I'm a big Zyrtec user, but how would this generic compare? Any users of generics? I don't feel anywhere near confident to buy 365 pills of something I'm not sure will work... Paying 4c a pill for this generic would make me infinitely happy vs paying 45c for brand Zyrtec.

I have been using this Kirkland generic Zyrtec for the past year. It works all right. Sometimes I have to take two pills a day instead of one. I haven't really used Zyrtec enough to know if it is better than the generic. But still it is far less than half the cost to get the generic, so even if I take more I come out ahead.

I see. But what about expiration dates? I mean I take pills for a year or so after but I am guessing at a point they lose efficacy.

I would never suggest YOU not adhere to those expiration dates, but there is a growing chorus of citizen research that indicates those expiration dates are developed for marketing/sales needs alone. Search around. Interest in 'prepping' isn't an instant on/off. It grows over time. Read on the subject a few minutes a day the rest of the week and maybe it'll catch your imagination. Feel free to PM me along the way.